Living on the Edge: Aerosmith and my blog

My faux anger of last week has given way to faux fear and bogus exasperation today. At this stage in life, fear and loathing fuel my motor. Keep reading and watch me get my curmudgeon on.

I don’t want to be fired

Diva, a French bulldog owned by Patty Hearst (of Hearst Corp., owner of the Express-News), competed in the Westminster Dog Show and won the “Best of Opposite Sex” award of merit. Expecting some jokes? Re-read the part in parentheses.

Danish police uncovered a plot to kill Kurt Westergaard, a cartoonist who drew a caricature of the prophet Muhammad. Three men — 2 Tunisians and a Dane — were arrested. Please note that I didn’t support his right to draw the cartoons. And while we’re at it, why couldn’t these guys target Cathy Guisewite and do the whole world a favor?

Voting for the Democrats continues today on the Atlantic Coast. Sen. Barack Obama could pull ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton if he does well today. Pundits — that Greek chorus of know-nothings who fill talk radio and cable news — say Clinton has to do well today and in Texas and Ohio, or she’s effectively the odd woman out. I hope to hell Hollywood can start cranking out new television shows with a quickness.

The Spurs are odd this year. They’ve lost some pathetically easy games and won some impressive ones. They’re winning ugly, and they’re looking ugly, with many of them — Timmah, Manu, Fab, Jacque — sporting hideous beards. They’re only 2 1/2 games behind Western Conference-leading Phoenix, but sixth in the playoff seeding. And they won last night in Toronto.